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Bear Grylls
Disco Matt:
--- Quote from: glaggs on April 29, 2009, 20:04:49 ---Not a big fan of Bear Grylls myself, much prefer Ray Mears - but it makes a change not to have to watch a namby pamby PC H&S restricted contton wooled wrapped sanitised piece of twaddle occasionaly. If he wants to climb without the 'right gear' he has the choice! as do we all. We still have the inteligence to assess risk and carry on accordingly. With the Media and Government Nanny mentality the next generation won't know how to leave the house without going on a course to get a meaningless certificate first.
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But equally it helps if they have good role models. There's going out and having adventures, and there's going out under-equipped and ending up as another mountain rescue mission. Mears always stresses the right kit for the job, while Grylls gives the impression that you can just set off in t shirt and shorts. Mountain rescue have to recover disturbing numbers of people from Snowdon every year who just set off in t shirt and shorts...
I would far rather people went out and applied things that they learned from Mears, as it should be easier to rescue them if it doesn't work!
Drift:
--- Quote ---though I do think he puts too much time into cooking and eating than he does finding/catching the food
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Thats funny :lol: :lol:
lee celtic:
--- Quote ---Mountain rescue have to recover disturbing numbers of people from Snowdon every year who just set off in t shirt and shorts...
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I think this link will prove how dangerous Snowdonia is people think that because they can get a train to the top that it can't be that bad. :'(
http://thebmc.co.uk/News.aspx?id=3063
Thoughts go out to the rest of the team and Family .
Chris Putt:
That thing with mountain rescue is all to common, there was a quite high number of deaths in snowdonia this winter I have been lead to believe due to people going out ill prepared.
Without wanting to sound like an advert, if you are going or know someone who is going out in the hills, make sure you/they understand the risks, kit up properly and have had some sort of training. I work in the hills regularly and its a real worry seeing groups/ families out without the suitable kit. Its a big arguement within the industry that 'we' as society make the mountains more accessible with big paths (Scafell and Snowdon esp.) which allow nupties to go out without any skills and get themselves into trouble.
carbore:
I think the last time we discussed this it more that the "Born Survivor" series is a bit rubbish as its too much about false danger etc where as Ray Mears is just good solid advice and interest without all the TV drama.
I liked Berar Grills Freach Legion thing on CH4 as it was far more about attitude and mental toughnesses as opposed to jumping into lakes, but I respect his history as he has been through it a bit.
The balance of risk vs reward in born survivor it totally wrong why use 1000000 calories climbing a mountain when you can use far less walking round it picking nuts and berries as you go.
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